Show W LET DEATH IN PIT ORTY FORTY MINERS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AS RESULT OF EXPLOSION hope has hi been abandoned for sixty five others entombed in mine the tragedy being caused by coal duit dust or of gas explosion for smith ark eighty one min era were killed wednesday as he remit of an eidt ton ia in mine no 2 ot at the sana sans dole bois oal company it me bic curtain ohia okla thirty seven mile miles west of here lleren ot at the miners escaped hartly after be the explosion occurred Iii everal of at these are injured so s bt 1 bously that it la Is believed bell ered they will die twenty elx six men were rescued on thursday after undergoing frightful many of the miners who lost their lives 11 are supposed to hare died after the explosion the foul air causing their deaths the explosion occurred shortly aft er 9 Wed wednesday Wednes nesda aay morning ac corde cording to an official statement from the caces of the fort rort smith west ern railway company owners of the property men were wor kint in the mine at the ume time whether iras or coal dust caused the explosion has not been determined |